BagEvent vs GetSpot

BagEvent provides event websites, registration, ticketing and payments, on-site check-in and badges, and reports for conferences, corporate events, and trade shows. It runs on the web, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Staff check-in apps can scan an event roster downloaded in advance and sync queued check-ins when the connection returns. Ticket sales carry a 0% platform fee and settle to the organizer’s own Stripe or PayPal account. Pro costs $99/month billed annually or $129/month billed monthly, and includes five events per month, up to 1,000 attendees per event, five team members, and one custom domain. Business costs $479/month billed annually or $599/month billed monthly, with an API and webhooks. The API reads attendee and order information but cannot create registrations or change orders; the service has no built-in one-click CRM connectors. A 14-day Pro trial requires no credit card, though paid-ticket use is limited to 50 registrations, $10 per order, and $500 total. Organizer and attendee data is hosted on Google Cloud Platform in Singapore. BagEvent says it holds no security certification.

GetSpot is a free Android and iOS app for organizing recurring sports meetups with limited capacity and a fee. Organizers can create groups, share join codes, manage members and schedule events with a date, time, location, capacity and fee. When an event is posted, members can be notified. Once places fill, additional registrations go onto a waitlist, and the next person is promoted automatically when a confirmed place opens. Organizers collect payments offline using methods such as cash, Venmo or Zelle, then credit group wallets; registration fees are deducted from those balances. Withdrawing before the commitment deadline returns the fee to a member’s wallet. After the deadline, the fee is forfeited unless someone on the waitlist takes the spot. Organizers can approve join requests, add or remove members, credit wallets and send announcements. Players receive push notifications about events, registration changes and reminders. Users sign in with Google or Apple. GetSpot says real payment details do not pass through its servers because payments happen offline.